a burning apartment is now in hot water
with the law.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Christiansburg
January 2006 Nine months, ago a fire ripped through
a Christiansburg apartment. April
Elkashef and her 6 month old baby were
rescued by a police officer but left
temporarily homeless.

News Seven interviewed her several
times.....she talked about how lucky
she was that Sgt. Kevin Tucker rescued
them....

The Christiansburg Police Department
even took up a collection for the mom
and baby.

out process goes.....But this is not
the location Bhadresh Talajia normally
works in and this certainly wasn't a
normal day......considering earlier in
the day, he was staring at a gun.
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INQ= NO, NOT SCARED DON'T KNOW WHY....

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OQ= Talajia says Elkahsef came into

the store with her baby, milled around
for about 20 minutes, picking up a
number of items...When every other
customer had left she headed to the
cash register but when she was asked
for an id..she instead took out a
gun....
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INQ= 1:50:42 PULLED A GUN, GIVE ME MONEY

OTHERWISE I SHOOT YOU, I SAID GO
AHEAD, SHAKING THE GUN, SHE DON'T HAVE
THE GUTS, SHE DON'T HAVE THE GUTS TO
SHOOT ME.....
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OQ= Talajia told me what he saw next.

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INQ= NATASHA BRIDGE.... AFTER ELKASHEF WAS

DENIED THE MONEY, SHE HEADED NEXT DOOR
TO THE WENDY'S
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OQ=

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INQ= 2:10:05 SHE CAME IN TWO THREE WEEKS AGO

ON SUNDAY NIGHT, SAID HER AND HER KID
WERE HUNGRY, THAT THERE HAD BEEN A FIRE
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OQ= And it wouldn't be the last, Holloway

says Elkashef been coming in two or
three times a week ever since..This
visit was short, 15 minutes after
arriving police busted in and arrested
her in the bathroom.
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INQ= 2:09:38-45 mulch shot

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OQ= Elkashef is facing several charges

including attempted robbery. >>
NATASHA ON CAM NATASHA ON CAM
GRAPHIC=NONE And as for the baby, protective

Attorney General has issued a legal
opinion on the controversial marriage
amendment.
ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Richmond

Bob McDonnell says unmarried
Virginians shouldn't worry.

After studying other states with
similar amendments he says the rights
of unmarried people to enter into legal
contracts- like wills- will NOT be

compromised if Virginia's amendment
passes.
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INQ=Frankly, those who might

*CG 2line Bob McDonnell
Attorney General

*CG 2line Gov. Tim Kaine
:09 BOB McDONNELL: FRANKLY, THOSE WHO
MIGHT NOT LIKE THE POLICIES EMBODIED IN
THIS AMENDMENT OUGHT TO BE HAPPY WITH
WHAT I'VE CONCLUDED BECAUSE IT'S NOT
GOING TO AFFECT THEIR CIVIL LIBERTIES.

BUTT BUTT BUTT BUTT

GOV. TIM KAINE: LOOK AT THIS LANGUAGE
AND ASK YOURSELF WHAT THAT SECOND AND
THIRD SENTENCE MEANS AND I THINK YOU'LL
REALIZE WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, WHO KNOWS
WHAT IT MEANS?
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OQ=who knows what it means?

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Governor Tim Kaine supports
protecting traditional marriage, but
believes the language in the amendment
is confusing and should not be

Supporters say the reason is simple,
that law could be overturned by a
judge.
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INQ=But what this amendment CORY JEZ/SUPPORTS MARRIAGE AMENDMENT:

THIS WILL PROTECT THAT BECAUSE IT WILL
BE WRITTEN INTO THE CONSTITUTION SO IT
CAN'T BE OVERTURNED BY A SINGLE JUDGE.
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OQ=by a single judge Opponents of the amendment who showed

up in large numbers at this rally at
Virginia Tech say this isn't about gay
marriage.
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INQ=The laws in Virginia MOLLY McCLINTOCK/OPPOSES MARRIAGE

AMENDMENT: THE LAWS IN VIRGINIA ARE
ALREADY PRETTY DRACONIAN IN TERMS OF
RELATIONSHIP SO PUTTING THIS IN THE
CONSTITUTION REALLY WON'T EFFECT MY DAY
TO DAY LIVING. WHAT THIS DOES IS FORCE
STRAIGHT COUPLES WHO ARE UNMARRIED
REALLY PUT THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS IN
JEPOARDY.
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OQ=rights in jepoardy That's because they argue the

language of the amendment is vague.

However, Virginia's Attorney General
says the amendment would not undermine
the legal and civil rights of unmarried
couples.

Opponents say we should take what the
Attorney General says with a grain of
salt.
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INQ=As a member RICHARD SINCERE/OPPOSES MARRIAGE

AMENDMENT: AS A MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF
DELEGATES HE WAS AN ACTIVE LOBBYIST FOR
PASSAGE OF THIS AMENDMENT. IF HE WERE
A JUDGE RATHER THAN ATTORNEY GENERAL HE
WOULD BE FORCED TO RECUSE HIMSELF
RATHER THAN ISSUE AN OPINION.
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OQ=issue an opinion

LIVE=JUSTIN FULL BAM LIVE FULL

SAME SEX MARRIAGE FS IN MONITOR But opponents of the amendment
realize they have their work cut out
for them.

A number of polls indicate a majority
of Virginians support the marriage
amendment.
DOUBLE BOXES=JUSTIN/NATASHA DOUBLE BOXES

But before the demolition crew
moves in, the Roanoke Fire-EMS
department is taking advantage of a
training opportunity.
ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

The smoke that was rolling from
doors and windows today was artificial,
the fire... a simulation.

Firefighters were practicing
their search and rescue skills,
locating occupants of a burning
building, when smoke reduces visibility
to just inches.
ENG#=4 SOT FULL
SOT FULL 01:06:24

INQ=A lot of times

*CG 2line Travis Simmons
Roanoke Fire-EMS Lieutenant TRAVIS SIMMONS/ROANOKE FIRE-EMS
LIEUTENANT: A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE
DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU CAN'T SEE
WHERE YOU'RE GOING. YOU KNOW THE HOUSE
IS ON FIRE. THE FIRE GIVES OFF LIGHT,
YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO SEE, BUT IN TRUTH
IT'S PITCH BLACK. IT'S HARD TO SEE YOUR
HAND IN FRONT OF YOUR FACE SOMETIMES.
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OQ=hand in front of your face
sometimes.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

The Fire Department wants
neighbors to know it's a training

exercise, so don't be alarmed by the
activity.

Firefighters will continue
training at the apartment complex
through the end of the month.
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researchers at Harvard and Northwestern
Universities found that people who
consumed necessary of Vitamin D daily,
reduced their risk for pancreatic
cancer by 43-percent.

Dr. John Rogers treats cancer
patients at Lewis-Gale Medical Center
and he says while the study is
promising more research is needed.
ENG#=2 SOT FULL

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INQ=Vitamin D has been

*CG 2line Dr. John Rogers
Blue Ridge Cancer Care VITAMIN D HAS BEEN IMPLICATED IN BODY'S
NATURAL DEFENSE AGAINST FORMATION OF
CANCERS NOT ONLY PANCREATIC CANCER, BUT
PROSTATE AND LUNG AND OTHER G-I
CANCERS AND THAT KIND OF LEAD TO THE
HYPOTHESIS TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT
SURVEY DATA
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OQ=look back at survey data

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Doctor Rogers says the study
reinforces his advice that people
should take a daily multi-vitamin.

And one of those should contain
the same dosage of Vitamin D recommend
in the study.
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record straight about its lease with
the YMCA in Blacksburg.
ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Blacksburg
Yesterday In a story on News-7 yesterday,
Y-leaders said they're upset they have
to pay nearly 30-thousand dollars to
break their lease with the store at the
Gables Shopping Center.

Kroger officials say when a
tenant leaves a space early, the tenant
is obligated to pay up ... and add the
company's already going out of its way
to help.

Kroger has adjusted the Y's
payment from nearly 57-thousand dollars
to 30-thousand dollars.
END VO END VO
NATASHA ON CAM NATASHA ON CAM
GRAPHIC=HOLD The company also said the

expansion at the Gables' Krgoer doesn't
have anything to do with the Y. ..that
they didn't need that space to expand

Cowboy entered the Moose Lodge in
Christiansburg a local hero on this
night.

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INQ=We're very JERRY RAKES: 30:57:00 WE'RE VERY PROUD

OF HIM. WE'RE ROOTING HIM ALL THE WAY
AND I THINK THEY'VE GOT THEIR HANDS
FULL BEFORE HE EVER GETS KICKED OUT.
HE'LL GO ALONG WAY. :05
RUN:08 (END SOT)

OQ=along way.

The survivor contestant made his small
screen debut in front of a jam packed
crowd full of friends and family.

NATS from the show:

ENG#= SOT FULL

SOT FULL CAO BOI:38:45:00 THANK YOU EVERYBODY.
INQ=THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. YOU ALL ARE

RESPONSIBLE FOR ME BEING ON SURVIVOR
BECAUSE YOU GUYS JUST PROMOTED ME. :52
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OQ=PROMOTED ME.

Cowboy, who's real name is Anh Tuan Bui
is orginially from Vietnam. He's a
Moose Lodge member and a nail salon
manager at the Christiansburg Walmart.
Friends say there was no better choice
for the show.

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INQ=HE WAS IN THE GENE JENNELLE: 35:09:00 HE WAS IN THE

AIRBORNE AND A REFUGEE OUT OF VIETNAM,
WORKED ON A SHRIMP BOAT. .HE'S DONE SO
MANY THINGS. LIKE HE SAID, THIS IS JUST
ANOTHER ADVENTURE FOR HIM. :19
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OQ=ADVENTURE FOR HIM.

NATS: 48:33:00 I SURVIVED THE VEINTAM

WAR, I CAN SURVIVE THIS

Cowboy watched the premiere and people
cheered just about every time he was on
the screen.

By the end of the night he was even
autographing Survivor Tee shirts.

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INQ=IT'S VERY EXCITING VANESSA ANDERSON: 33:59:00 IT'S VERY

EXCITING, WILD AND CRAZY. EVERYBODY'S
COMING IN AND LOOKING ON THE TV'S
OUTSIDE YOU KNOW? WE KNOW. IT'S BEEN
WILD AND CRAZY BUT IT'S BEEN FUN. :07
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OQ=BEEN FUN.

RACHEL STANDUP: Cowboy will be back
next week. His tribe won the challenge
tonight and won immunity. The moose
Lodge will be throwing partys every
week, as long as Cowboys' still in the
hunt for the million dollars.

<
the News 7 Sports office. Coming up
later, West Virginia and Maryland butt
heads in Morgantown, the Hokies hope to
crank up the 'o' against Duke, while
it's a coin flip at QB for UVA. Plus,
we'll have the week four high school
schedule and Jimmie Johnson is on the
prowl for a Cup title. All that and
more on the way in sports.>>
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whoopin' on Maryland tonight, Frank
Beamer has a message for the Hokie
Nation, and we'll hear from both Chris
Olsen and Kevin McCabe at UVA, plus
Jimmie Johnson assesses his chances in
the Chase, but first our extra point,.
ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Virginia Water, England
The Golf Channel Tiger Woods had won 5 straight
:00 Tour events entering the World Match
Play Championship in England. But
Tiger just couldn't find his putting
stroke today and fell in the first

contest with Maryland ranked 5th in the
country, having the chance to make a
bold statement on national television
against the Terps.
ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Morgantown, WV
ESPN The Mountaineers did all that and
:00 more. Early on, Pat White puts West
Virginia up by 2 touchdowns with the

short TD pass. It was 28 to nothing
after a quarter.

Steve Slaton did his part
rushing for more than 200 yards and 2
TD's including
*CG final Maryland this electrifying run late in the
24 opening half. West Virginia rolled
West Virginia #5 past Ralph Friedgen and the Terps 45 to
45 24.
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favorite to beat Duke on Saturday at
Lane Stadium. And while the Hokies are
2 and oh, having outscored their
opponents by a combined score of 73 to
10, some in the Hokie nation aren't
happy with the Tech offense.

But Frank Beamer and
company hope the fans will exercise a
little patience.
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start at quarterback for UVA on
Saturday against Western Michigan. But
if you thought the quarterback
controversy was weighing heavily on
Chris Olsen and Kevin McCabe, they
aren't really showing it.
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